Past Research Graduates
| Name | Degree | Years | Research Project | Where are they now? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olatioluwase Olatona | MSc | September 2020 - October 2024 | Understanding the experiences of people with disabilities utilizing taxi and transportation network companies | |
| Elham Esfandiari | PhD | September 2015 - May 2022 | Mobile Health (mHealth) approach to promote self-management after lower limb amputation | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of British Columbia |
| Ethan Simpson | MSc | September 2019 - September 2021 | ||
| Sommeyah Mohammadi | Post-Doctoral | February 2018 - May 2021 | Hip Instructional Prehabilitation Program for Enhanced Recovery (HIPPER) | Kingston University, London |
| Sharon Jang | MSc | June 2017 - August 2019 | ||
| Delphine Labbé | Post-Doctoral | March 2016 - April 2019 | Enhancing community participation in Canadians with physical disabilities: Development, implementation and evaluation of a partnered strategy (CDPP) | Assistant Professor at University of Illinois Chicago |
| Emma Smith | PhD | September 2013 - April 2019 | Powered wheelchair skills training for older adults with cognitive impairment: Using shared control to facilitate independence. 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Video | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Maynooth University, Ireland. |
| Dolapo Owonuwa | MSc | September 2016 - December 2018 | Exploring diverse stakeholders’ perspectives on how technological factors influence motorized mobility scooter usability and safety, and how these can be enhanced. | |
| Pooja Viswanathan | Post-Doctoral | September 2016 - December 2018 | ||
| Jeff Boniface | MSc | April 2016 - December 2018 | ||
| Mike Prescott | PhD | January 2016 - November 2021 | ||
| Alex Korenchenko | PhD | January 2011 - December 2016 | ||
| Bita Imam | PhD | September 2011 - May 2017 | Investigate the use of a home-based Nintendo Wii rehabilitation program for individuals with a lower limb amputation. | Medical school |
| Cameron Clayton | MSc | November 2014 - July 2016 | ||
| Debbie Field | PhD | January 2010 - June 2016 | Developing a toolkit of outcome measures for clinicians and researchers that capture the impact that power mobility provision has on children’s participation. POWER to be kids YouTube Video | Clinical Instructor UBC OT |
| Ed Giesbrecht | PhD | September 2010 - May 2016 | Effectiveness of providing wheelchair skills training to older adults, and the resulting impact on community participation | Associate Professor University of Manitoba OT |
| Dominik Zbogar | PhD | January 2009 - November 2015 | Physical activity during inpatient spinal cord injury rehabilitation | |
| Krista Best | PhD | September 2009 - November 2014 | Manual wheelchair users: understanding participation and skill development | Assistant Professor Universite Laval |
| Brodie Sakakibara | PhD | September 2008 - August 2013 | Towards on understanding of self-efficacy with using a manual wheelchair | Assistant Professor UBC OT |
| Lisa Simpson | MSc | September 2010 - May 2013 | Development of a classification scale for arm use following stroke | |
| Claudine Auger | Post-Doctoral | March 2010 - December 2012 | Feasibility and Utility of a Systematic Follow-up of Older Wheelchair Users with an Interactive Voice Response System | Professor Universite du Montreal |
| Shahriar Parvaneh | Post-Doctoral | January 2011 - December 2011 | Evidence-based Evaluation of Program Interventions to Achieve Positive Community Integration Outcome for Adults with Acquired Brain Injury | Assistant Professor Queen's University |
| Paul Chapman | Rehab Medicine Resident | January 2009 - August 2011 | ||
| Rick Celebrini | PhD | January 2004 - May 2011 | ||
| Paula Rushton | PhD | September 2006 - December 2010 | Development and Validation of the Wheelchair Confidence Scale | Associate Professor Universite du Montreal |
| Mike Bodner | PhD | January 2004 - December 2009 | Health Behaviour Change in Physical Therapy | Associate Professor Trinity Western University |
| Ben Mortenson | PhD | January 2006 - July 2009 | Wheelchair Mobility, Participation and Quality of Life in Long-term Care Residents | Assistant Professor UBC OT |
| Jocelyn Harris | PhD | September 2004 - March 2009 | An Upper Limb Homework Program after Stroke | Associate Professor McMaster University |
| Jeanne Yiu | MSc | January 2006 - December 2009 | Natural History of Confidence, Fear of Falling and Mobility after Stroke | Occupational Therapist |
| Jennifer Garden | MSc | January 2006 - July 2009 | Measurement Properties of the WhOM | Occupational Therapist, Instructor & Fieldwork Manager at Capilano University |
| Helia Sillem | MSc | May 2007 - June 2009 | Comparison of two carpometacarpal stabilizing splints for individuals with thumb osteoarthritis | |
| Amira Tawashy | MSc | May 2007 - May 2009 | Cardiovascular capacity in individuals with cervical spinal cord injury | |
| Christina Ekegren | MSc | January 2006 - January 2008 | Measurement Properties of a Visual Screening Test for Knee Valgus | Senior Research Fellow Monash University |
| Miho Asano | MSc | January 2003 - September 2005 | Development of a New Self-Report Questionnaire: The Ambulatory Self-Confidence Questionnaire | Assistant Professor National University of Singapore |
| Erica Botner | MSc | January 2003 - January 2005 | Measuring Leisure among Individuals with Spinal Cord Injuries | Certified Recreation Therapist, Founder and Director of Recreotherapy |
| Karin McFarlin | MSc | September 2004 - September 2009 | Experiences of physical activity among older adults with multiple chronic conditions | |
| Cary Cuncic | Internal Medicine Resident | October 2004 - March 2006 | Community mobility of older patients following acute hospitalization | Clinical Assistant Professor, Associate Director of Curriculum, UBC |
| Adrienne Hol | MSc | September 2004 - August 2005 | Submaximal measures of cardiovascular fitness in individuals with spinal cord injury | |
| Viem Nguyen | Rehab Medicine Resident | June 2003 - July 2005 | Measurement properties of the L test for gait in hospitalized elderly | Doctor specializing in pain management |
Past Research Coordinators
| Name | Where are they now? |
|---|---|
| Adam Alic | Adventuring |
| Ally Malinowski | |
| Chris Yao | Occupational Therapy Student |
| Colleen O'Melinn | Occupational Therapy Student |
| Naomi Katz | BC Government |
| Kate Ketch | Director of Research Fraser Health |
| Elmira Chan | Pre-Post Review Manager UBC REB |
| Brandon Wong | |
| Patricia Hse | |
| Noah Tregobov | UBC Medical Student |
Past MOT Graduates
| Name | Degree | Years | Research Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Hseih & Brittany Wong | MOT Major Project | April 2022 - August 2023 | |
| Collen Hamilton & Nicole Ruston | MOT Major Project | April 2022 - August 2023 | Complex wheelchair seating provision : A qualitative study of the experiences of occupational therapists in Fraser Health Authority |
| Josh Ferreira & Carly Jordan | MOT Major Project | April 2022 - August 2023 | |
| Colby Draney | MOT Major Project | April 2021 - August 2022 | |
| Maureen Montealegre | MOT Major Project | April 2021 - August 2022 | |
| Buffy Chen & Eunice Wong | MOT Major Project | April 2021 - August 2022 | |
| Helena Maskall & Natalie Cracknall & Alison MacBride | MOT Major Project | April 2020 - August 2021 | |
| Anna Barnes & Lisa Odland | MOT Major Project | April 2020 - August 2021 | |
| Jessica Irish & Jessica J Jessamine | MOT Major Project | April 2020 - August 2021 | |
| Jory Campbell & Elliot Flockhart | MOT Major Project | April 2019 - November 2020 | |
| Erin O'Neil & Joanne Wong | MOT Major Project | April 2019 - November 2020 | |
| Amber Sands & Maddy Tremblay | MOT Major Project | April 2019 - November 2020 | |
| Caleb Conley & Justin Warford | MOT Major Project | January 2018 - August 2019 | |
| Holly Reid & Tish Huijbregts | MOT Major Project | January 2018 - August 2019 | |
| Michelle Stevens & Olga Mavritsakis | MOT Major Project | January 2017 - August 2018 | |
| Jazzmin Travares & Bryn Matheson | MOT Major Project | January 2017 - August 2018 | |
| Sarah Christie & Emma Davis | MOT Major Project | January 2017 - August 2018 | |
| Hanna Kirsten & Rachel Degan | MOT Major Project | January 2017 - August 2018 | |
| Darren Wiebe & Justin Turner | MOT Major Project | September 2016- August 2017 | |
| Talia Budlovsky & Rhiannon Evans | MOT Major Project | January 2016- August 2017 | |
| Jeannise Nichols & Alan Osiovich | MOT Major Project | January 2016- August 2017 | |
| Abilee Kellet & Rhaya Howich | MOT Major Project | January 2016- August 2017 | |
| Kimberley Jung & Michelle Russell | MOT Major Project | September 2015- August 2016 | Target population feedback on a wheelchair skills training video game |
| Marina Khenson & Chelsey Tyler | MOT Major Project | September 2015- August 2016 | Creation of 2nd edition of PleasureAble: A sexual device manual for people |
| Hina Mahmood & Danelle Fuller | MOT Major Project | September 2015- August 2016 | Comparison of the standard and JoyBar power wheelchair control joystick |
| Heather Whitlock & Breanna Heinrich | MOT Major Project | September 2014- August 2015 | Qualitative Evaluation of Video Gaming Programs for Improving Function in Older Adults with a Single-leg Below-knee or Above-knee Amputation |
| Kimberley Low& Joseph Wong | MOT Major Project | September 2014- August 2015 | WST-P Reliability Testing |
| Heather Corra & Stephanie Goodmanson | MOT Major Project | September 2014- August 2015 | Confidence in Performing Activities and Participation Post Stroke Exploring Clinical Usefulness of the Wheelchair Outcome Measure for Young People |
| Derek Bains & Andrea Schneider | MOT Major Project | September 2013- August 2014 | Validity of the Wheeling While Talking Test |
| Carmina Tang & Mytyl Aiga | MOT Major Project | September 2012- August 2013 | Client Perceptions of a New Home Access Device |
| Amanda Boyd & Carolyn Chew | MOT Major Project | September 2011- August 2012 | Effectiveness of a Wheelchair Skills Training Program for Caregivers of Power Mobility Users |
| Chantelle Fortin & Joshua Stone | MOT Major Project | September 2011- August 2012 | New Exoskeleton Technologies - Health Professionals and End-users Perspectives |
| Holly Enns & Brian O'Rourke | MOT Major Project | January 2010 - August 2012 | Accessibility Solutions for Outside Stair Use |
| Brian Condon & Jason Thorne | MOT Major Project | January 2010 - August 2012 | Elevation Wheelchair |
| Shelly Zonneveld & Andrea Chamberlain | MOT Major Project | January 2010 - August 2012 | |
| Kirsten Oldale & Karen Gavac | MOT Major Project | January 2010 - August 2012 | The Lived Experience of Performance-Oriented Wheelchair Dance |
| Thea Borserio & Brittany Guile | MOT Major Project | January 2010 - August 2012 | Wheelchair dance experiences of wheelchair users: Perspectives from dancers and their able-bodied dance partners |
| Chelsea Soles & Anneli Luts | MOT Major Project | September 2010 - August 2011 | |
| Melissa Lee & Katherine Schelesny | MOT Major Project | September 2010 - August 2011 | A Descriptive Investigation into Dysphagia in Adults with Down Syndrome |
| Daniel Hannaford & Sean Lloyd | MOT Major Project | September 2010 - August 2011 | Efficacy of the Wheelchair Skills Training Program on Improving Manual Wheelchair User Confidence: A pilot study |
| Viara Nikolova & Melanie Souza | MOT Major Project | September 2010 - August 2011 | Efficacy of the Wheelchair Skills Training Program for improving confidence with using a manual wheelchair in younger and older able-bodied adults: A pilot RCT |
| Wayne Felder & Matt Derouin | MOT Major Project | September 2009 - September 2010 | Mobility Technology: Views of Older Adults Using Power Mobility |
| Marsha Matheson & Sarah Atkinson | MOT Major Project | September 2009 - September 2010 | An Investigation of Fatigue in Adults with Neurological & Neuromuscular Disorders in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Population: A Pilot Study |
| Brittany Waters & Karina Koczapski | MOT Major Project | September 2009 - September 2010 | Development of a Wheelchair Participation Measure for an Adolescent Population |
| Kimberley Stockman & Carly Duggleby | MOT Major Project | September 2009 - November 2009 | Development of a Wheelchair Participation Measure for an Adolescent Population |
| Hazel Choi & Michelle Agon | MOT Major Project | September 2009 - November 2009 | Decision-Making Factors in Route-Planning for Power Wheelchairs Users |
| Jaclyn Cross & Jenny Simpson | MOT Major Project | September 2008 - November 2009 | Power mobility as an intervention for neglect post stroke: A pilot study |
| Jennifer Alford & Sarah Landry | MOT Major Project | September 2008 - November 2009 | |
| Mikki Bartel & Debra Stern | MOT Major Project | September 2007 - September 2008 | |
| Sandi Jagday & Crystal McAvena | MOT Major Project | September 2007 - August 2008 | |
| Kate Naphtali & Edith MacHattie | MOT Major Project | September 2007 - August 2008 | |
| Rebecca Oatman & Natalie Burke | MOT Major Project | September 2006 - August 2007 | |
| Jana Good & Natasha White | MOT Major Project | September 2006 - August 2007 | |
| Denise Kendrick & Jacqui Moffat | MOT Major Project | September 2006 - August 2007 | |
| Jeffrey Kwantes & Jebby Dykema | MOT Major Project | September 2005 - August 2006 | |
| Tanya Fawkes-Kirby & Michelle Wheeler | MOT Major Project | September 2005 - August 2006 | |
| Adalia Jetha & Stacey Tong | MOT Major Project | September 2005 - August 2006 | |
| Melissa Bourbonniere & Laura Fawcett | MOT Major Project | September 2004 - August 2005 |
Past Work Learns
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| Christine Hsu | May 2021 - August 2021 |
| Natalie Yu | 2021 - April 2022 |
| Kai Leong | September 2021 - April 2022 |
| Olivia Yung | September 2021 - April 2023 |
| Aditya Dhariwal | September 2022 - April 2023 (current RA) |
| Rita Jin | September 2022 - April 2023 |
| Magalee Blumenkrans | September 2022 - April 2023 |
| Wenqi Zhang | September 2023 - April 2024 |
| Jimmy Choy | September 2023 - April 2024 |
| Asia Cai | September 2023 - April 2024 |
| Dhruva Aggrawal | September 2023 - April 2024 |
| Heather Cathcart | May 2021 - April 2025 |
| Jayden Singh | September 2023 - April 2025 |